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With respect to kids, one thing that surprised me was that almost everyone I spoke to lived within walking distance of their kids' school and were more than hap
by bspn 9y ago
With respect to kids, one thing that surprised me was that almost everyone I spoke to lived within walking distance of their kids' school and were more than happy to let their kids find their own way to and from school unsupervised! I don't know whether they were just trolling me, but it seems like a lot of the fears we have here in the US don't exist so much in NZ.
- justinclift 9y agoKids walking to school by themselves (once old enough to have decent judgement/not get lost :>) isn't at all unusual in towns in Australia either.
- TheAlchemist 9y agoI actually noticed to opposite in some parts of the country - a school bus doing what appeared to be a 20km tour in the countryside :) But yeah, totally agree on the fears - kids have a lot of freedom there. On the other hand, I believe US is an outlier here too - it's quite frequent in Europe to let kids get back home alone.
- RowanH 9y agoNot trolling you. It's a thing here. I did when I was a kid, and still happens today.